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Jul 01, 09 |
Swallow Caye Wildlife Sanctuary surveyed for sale |
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The Belize Barrier Reef System has been placed on the UNESCO Danger List. This follows an evaluation by UNESCO which found that the government appeared to be managing mangrove islands as unprotected national public lands and not as a part of the worl...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
World Heritage rep explains why reef is on danger list |
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When the reef was accepted as a world heritage site in 1996 there were sporadic commercial developments on cayes within the site. But thirteen years later the expansion and dredging continued and that is what UNESCO representatives found during their...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
City engineer gets marching orders |
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The City Engineer for the Belize City Council was unceremoniously fired today. Robert Allen received his marching orders that simply stated that in accordance with section two-nine-seven of the Labor Act, he was out of a job. Allen say he believes th...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
K.H.M.H. board fails to show up to meeting with union |
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The standoff between Belize Medical and Dental Union and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board ran into another snag today. That is because a meeting scheduled for this afternoon did not get off the ground. This time it was the board that did not...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
BCB Holdings Ltd. gets new board director |
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But in another boardroom, BCB Holdings Limited has announced a new director to its board. Effective today, sixty-eight year old Wendell Mottley from Trinidad and Tobago, joins the Board as Non-Executive Director. Mottley, is well known in the Caribb...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
Health officials control spread of dengue |
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The swine flu scare recently had many Belizeans inattentive to illnesses that are literally brewing in our back yards. But there are several reports in different parts of Belize City that Break-bone fever or Dengue has been affecting some residents. ...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
Former youth ambassador in trouble for sticky fingers |
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And he is a former Ambassador who had no diplomatic immunities. Today, the Youth for the Future Ambassador was taken to the Magistrate Court where he pleaded guilty to charges of Theft. Twenty year old Kenroy Young was additionally charged with Handl...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
Former employee charged with theft of company vehicles |
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Also in the courts, a former employee of Capital Auto Rental was charged with the theft of two vehicles that were subsequently recovered in Mexico where they had been sold. Twenty-eight year old Terrique Glastonbury allegedly stole a Dodge Ram pick-u...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
Brother steals brother’s laptop and cash |
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A man was sentenced in court today after pleading guilty to stealing from his own brother. Twenty-six year old Ronny Pollard was charged with Burglary and two counts of Handling Stolen Goods in Magistrates’ Court. His brother, Justin Pollard, reporte...[Read More] |
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Jul 01, 09 |
Market vendors dislike relocation |
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We reported on Tuesday night that the Belize City Council is relocating vendors from the Queen’s Square market and moving them to the Pound Yard Bridge area. The Pound Yard compound is not far away but it is a congested area. The move is to facilitat...[Read More] |
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